passion project

American  

[pash-uhn proj-ekt] / ˈpæʃ ən ˌprɒdʒ ɛkt /

noun

1. a personally fulfilling activity or undertaking pursued in one’s leisure time for pleasure, personal growth, emotional satisfaction, creative expression, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of passion project

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

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passion project

That would focus the world's attention on his passion project, the Invictus Games, which would be promoted in London and Birmingham with a series of media-friendly events.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

The stuntmen are presumably here because their parent company, Thrill Sports, also distributes Power Slap, Dana White’s passion project.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

For Hunt, bringing the World Cup to KC was a passion project.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Sorogoyen shows us the truth, as well as the visible frustrations of the film-within-a-film’s cast and crew that risk shutting down this too-passionate passion project.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

“Yeah, it started out as a small passion project and just grew and grew.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold